Aam Aadmi Party leader Sanjay Singh called the Waqf (Amendment) Bill 2025 "unconstitutional" and said that Babasaheb's Constitution and democracy have been murdered.
Rajya Sabha Leader of Opposition and Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge on Thursday appealed to Union Home Minister Amit Shah to withdraw the Waqf Amendment Bill 2025 and said that this is against the Constitution.
A group of Members of Parliament (MPs) came together at an event organized by the Brave Souls Foundation at the Constitution Club of India, where they pledged their support for acid attack survivors and committed to pushing for stronger legal and financial protections, a press release stated
BJP MP Kangana Ranaut lauded the Waqf Amendment Bill, crediting Prime Minister Narendra Modi for addressing legal loopholes. She emphasized that no institution or individual should be above the Constitution and highlighted the government's efforts to combat corruption and inefficiencies.
"We opposed this bill in the JPC as well, we registered our protest in the Lok Sabha yesterday, and today when this bill comes to the Rajya Sabha, we will oppose it there too... This bill is against the Constitution of India... When Baba Saheb Ambedkar and the Constitution of India itself
During the meeting, Gandhi said that the Opposition wanted discussions on various issues, including discussion on functioning of defence and external ministries and the issue of China, but all these things were not allowed to discuss.
At the CPP general body meeting, Sonia Gandhi said, "Yesterday, the Waqf Amendment Bill, 2024 was passed in the Lok Sabha, and today it is scheduled to come up in the Rajya Sabha. The bill was in effect bulldozed through. Our party's position is clear. The Bill is a brazen assault on the
"If this bill is passed in Rajya Sabha, we will challenge it in court. We are confident that we will get justice and relief in this matter based on constitutional facts," Maulana Mahali told ANI.
Following the passage of the Waqf (Amendment) Bill in the Lok Sabha late Wednesday night, Congress MP Imran Pratapgarhi on Thursday criticised the timing and intent behind the legislation, stating that it was a diversion made by the ruling government from the tariff announcement made by the
"Owaisi insults the very constitution he swears by. Don't you feel ashamed? Do you think that by doing this, the ruling side would be afraid? Protesting is allowed in a democracy, but you have to maintain some boundaries. If you have to protest, then protest without causing damage to the cou